Viringili_(Maliku_Atoll) Knowpia

Viringili
Nickname: Small Pox Island
	Viringili Location of Villingili Island in Lakshadweep
Geography
Location	Arabian Sea
Coordinates	8°16′41″N 73°00′40″E / 8.278°N 73.011°E
Archipelago	Lakshadweep
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Villingili;
Area	0.025 km2 (0.0097 sq mi)
Length	0.15 km (0.093 mi)
Width	0.20 km (0.124 mi)
Coastline	0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Administration
	India
Territory	Union territory of Lakshadweep
District	Lakshadweep
Island group	Minicoy Islands
Tehsils of India	Minicoy Tehsil
Subdivisions of India	Minicoy Ward
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Malayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30);
PIN	682559
Telephone code	0489x
ISO code	IN-LD-09
Official website	www.lakshadweep.gov.in
Avg. summer temperature	32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	28.0 °C (82.4 °F)

Villingili (Dhivehi: ވިރިންގިލި ; Malayalam: വിരിന്ഗാ), is an uninhabited islet in Lakshadweep, India. It is located at the southwestern end of Minicoy's reef, in Maliku Atoll.

History edit

It is the location where the lepers of Lakshadweep were banished, where they lived in abject conditions^{[citation needed]}

Administration edit

The island belongs to the township of Minicoy of Minicoy Tehsil.^[3]

Geography edit

Viringili is barely 200 m in length. It is fringed with gravel and it is covered with bushes. A few stunted coconut trees grow in the center of the island. It has a distance of 0.6 km (0.37 mi) from Minicoy.^{[citation needed]}

Image gallery edit

Lakshadweep in India
Map
The islet of Viringili.

References edit

^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep.
^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
^ Tehsils info

Bell, H.C.P.: The Maldive Islands, An account of the physical features, History, Inhabitants, Productions and Trade. Colombo 1883.
Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5

External links edit

Lakshadweep travel guide from Wikivoyage

[cit-1] "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep.

[2] Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

[3] Tehsils info

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